Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Karen Wise
For more than 30 years, it has been a daily delight to sharpen my red pencil (or, these days, click on “Track Changes”) and work with words.
My mission is to help authors express themselves clearly and authentically, without letting my own voice creep in. Authors request to work with me time and again, because they say I really “get” them and make the process easy for them. And publishers appreciate my experience and my ability to get the job done, not only properly but also by the deadline and within the budget.
I specialize in cookbooks and have worked on big-name, award-winning books as well as smaller, single-subject books. Whether the topic is grilling or gluten-free, slow cooker or cocktails, I’ve probably done a cookbook about it.
In addition to cookbooks, I work on all kinds of trade nonfiction (just for starters: memoir, health, parenting, film, self-help), scholarly nonfiction, and fiction. I also still love to do textbooks, which is how I got my start. I have edited textbooks from K-12 all the way up through college, in every discipline you can think of (English grammar and literature, French, Italian, Spanish, history, political science, biology, chemistry, math, computer science, business, and economics).
Send a manuscript my way and then relax, knowing it’s in good hands.
Boston, MA
US
Cell phone: 617-699-7476
Email: wisekaren@gmail.com
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Years in the field: 38
Years freelancing: 36
Karen Wise
For more than 30 years, it has been a daily delight to sharpen my red pencil (or, these days, click on “Track Changes”) and work with words.
My mission is to help authors express themselves clearly and authentically, without letting my own voice creep in. Authors request to work with me time and again, because they say I really “get” them and make the process easy for them. And publishers appreciate my experience and my ability to get the job done, not only properly but also by the deadline and within the budget.
I specialize in cookbooks and have worked on big-name, award-winning books as well as smaller, single-subject books. Whether the topic is grilling or gluten-free, slow cooker or cocktails, I’ve probably done a cookbook about it.
In addition to cookbooks, I work on all kinds of trade nonfiction (just for starters: memoir, health, parenting, film, self-help), scholarly nonfiction, and fiction. I also still love to do textbooks, which is how I got my start. I have edited textbooks from K-12 all the way up through college, in every discipline you can think of (English grammar and literature, French, Italian, Spanish, history, political science, biology, chemistry, math, computer science, business, and economics).
Send a manuscript my way and then relax, knowing it’s in good hands.
